The Red Turtle

2016

France / Belgium / Japan

1h 20min

PG

Directed by: Michaël Dudok de Wit

Cast: Emmanuel Garijo, Barbara Baretta, Tom Hudson (voices)

UK release: 26 May 2017

A man washes up on a desert island; when he tries to build a raft, it’s destroyed by a mysterious red turtle. Breathtaking début feature by Dutch writer, director and animator, a stunning, life-affirming tale of man’s relationship with nature, entirely worthy of the Ghibli name (the studio co-produced it).

Performance times

Marking the much-anticipated return of Studio Ghibli, this masterfully animated fantasy film tells the story of a man shipwrecked at sea who becomes stranded on a beautiful but desolate island. He learns to live in isolation, seemingly tormented in his efforts to escape the island by a giant red turtle. Miraculously, he soon comes upon a young woman also lost at sea and they create a family together.

Films at Hull Truck are Week 2 of Hull Film Festival. To purchase a Week 2 Festival pass, please click here. *Please note the Hull Film Festival Week 2 Pass does not include THE LODGER Yorkshire Silent Film Festival special event. A ticket will need to be purchased separately for this event.

For Week 1 of Hull Film Festival at Vue Cinema Hull, click here.

Text supplied by third party.

Reviews & features

An Academy Award nominee in 2017's Best Animated Feature category, and co-produced by the renowned Studio Ghibli stable, The Red Turtle has a pedigree that might just make audiences curious enough to watch a wordless meditation on man's relationship…